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Sadhus and devotees singing bhajans and kirtans during Ardh Kumbh in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · music

Sadhus and devotees singing bhajans and kirtans in a temple during Ardh Kumbh in Allahabad . More than 70 million people visited Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayag in 2007.

Prayagraj: Kumbh Mela attracting large number of devotees, visitors every day

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·river

Millions of Indian Hindu pilgrims gather on the banks of River Ganga during Ardh Kumbh to take a holy dip in Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj. Pilgrims walk several kilometres to reach Ganga Ghats. Mostly carry their luggage.

Devotees from all across the world brave the winter chill for Allahabad Kumbh

Uttar Pradesh

New Yamuna Bridge - India's longest cable-stayed bridge, located in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·architecture · industry

The new Yamuna bridge built jointly by Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction, is India's first cable stayed six lane road bridge in India, representing modern design structure.

Holding a cow's tail, an elderly Hindu woman performs strange ritual in India, in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · livestock

An elderly woman performs puja as she holds cow's tail and a priest recites mantras during the puja at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In the background, man with his shades on, busy on his mobile phone.

Hindu devotee performs rituals on banks of Ganga at Prayaga - Ardh Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

An old Hindu devotee performing rituals on the Banks of Ganga at Prayaga in Allahabad during Ardh Kumbh Mela, 2007.

Massive pop-up city on the banks of the Ganga river, at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · aerial

Massive pop-up city on the banks of the Ganga river, at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Decorated with lights Maha Kumbh mela 2025 A spectacular aerial night view of the temporary tent city built for the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, In…

A powerful procession of Naga Sadhus during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

A powerful procession of Naga Sadhus during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, one of the world’s largest spiritual gatherings.

Sacred Ash and Renunciation: Naga Sadhu Moment at Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

This powerful moment captures a Naga Sadhu during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraja, one of the largest Hindu religious gatherings in the world.

Patharchatti ramlila in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh·old town · ceremony

Experience the vibrant cultural heritage of India through this rare glimpse of Patharchatti Ramlila, a traditional folk performance celebrated with deep devotion and artistic expression.

Sadhus gathered on the ghats of River Ganges during the Allahabad Kumbh mela

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Sadhus or Hindu holy men gathered near the ghats to take dip into the River Ganges during the Allahabad Kumbh mela.

Hindu devotees carry their possessions as they move towards Kumbh: Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Brown-Headed Gulls fly over the River Ganges during the Allahabad Kumbh Mela

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Hindu pilgrims fed Brown-Headed Gulls during the Kumbh mela festival in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Devotees assembled at Shri Alopshankari (Maheshwari) Shakti Peeth, Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Devotees assembled at Shri Alopshankari (Maheshwari) Shakti Peeth, Allahabad. Allahabad, also known as Prayag, is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad District.

Spiritual Energy at Taponidhi Panchaiti Anand Akhada, in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

This video captures the gate of Taponidhi Panchaiti Shree Anand Akhada during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, presenting a massive daytime scene filled with spiritual energy and movement.

Murli Manohar Joshi: A social message is given through Ramlila in Prayagraj

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·highway

Murli Manohar Joshi: Now in Prayagraj, the Ramlila procession does not start only from Patharchatti; it starts from many more places. This is the cultural tradition of Allahabad.

Western tourists turn to Hinduism, change religion at Maha Kumbh, Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Conversion in Hinduism? We didn't think so either... The series of mantras and spectators were curious but unquestioningly welcome Mathew to their religion now he is to be given a new name Mathew becomes Mahindra Kumar Sharma.

Hindu Naga Sadhu gather to take holy dip in river Ganges - Ardh Kumbh, 2007, in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Over thousands of Naga Sadhus gathered to take a dip at the Sangam, the place where three rivers - the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati - come together at the edge of Allahabad during Ardh Kumbh in 2007.

Indian pilgrims stay at tented accommodation during Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·festival

Hundreds of Hindu devotees share a tented accommodation at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. A priest in saffron clothes reads a holy book. Devotees look for space inside the tented accommodation in Prayagraj.

Millions of Hindu devotees arrive for a holy dip at Sangam: Allahabad Kumbh

Uttar Pradesh

Devotees performing Ganga aarti on the Ghats of Allahabad during Maha Kumbh

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Kumbh has a mesmerizing influence over the minds of Indians as it is witness to the largest human garthering in history for the same cause on a single day irrespective of any worldy barriers of caste, creed, colour and religion.

Lakhs of Hindu devotees witnessed the procession of Maha Kumbh at Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

Maha Kumbh has a mesmerizing influence over the minds of Indians as it is witness to the largest human garthering in history for the same cause on a single day irrespective of any worldy barriers of caste, creed, colour and religion.

Massive Crowd at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Prayagraj During Mauni Amavasya Snan

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

A powerful and intense scene from the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, capturing the overwhelming scale of the world’s largest religious congregation.